An oil rich region of Sudan is seen by some as the tinderbox for Africa's next war.
Abyei is sandwiched between North and South.
But a referendum in three years time will decide whether to merge with southern Sudan.
Tension is already brewing over grazing rights between the African Dinka and the Misseriya Arabs who move south every winter.
The Dinka believe the Arabs are only guests on their territory and should recognise their right to the land.
Mohamed Vall found a tribe fearing for their way of life.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."